Karen, 10 years old. ‘In 10 years time I will be in University, I don’t know what I want to study yet. Maybe something to do with medicine and animals. Because I want to be a vet, just like my dad.’
Karen, in her 20s. ‘In 10 years time, I will be somebody important in the corporate world. I will earn a lot of money; like my cousin who is the Apac Sales Director for Fortune Magazine. I will be jet setting around the world, making important decision, and be able to afford flight tickets for my parents to travel wherever they fancy.
Karen, in her 30s. ‘In 10 years time….I will be freaking 45 years old! OMGF!’
Seriously, this is not funny. At all.
Fact is, I have not put much thought into where I’d be in my 40s.
You see, when I was younger, I dared to dream. I believed that I can be whoever I wanted to be and I made sure I worked the extra hours, went to extra mile to achieve what I’ve planned for myself.
But as I grow older into my 30s, I started to re-evaluate what is it that I really want as a unique human being in order to lead a happy and fulfilling life. Instead of what my parents, my relatives, my friends and society expect of me.
So no, I don’t know (yet) what I’ll be or where I’ll be in 10 years time. What I do know is that:
– I don’t want to be stuck in a 9-6 job.
– I no longer want to be someone important in the corporate world.
– Earning a lot of money is not my priority anymore but I do want financial freedom.
– I want to be in the creative line. Maybe writing, maybe photography.
– I don’t want to be happily single. Happily married seems like a goal.
– I want to be involved in voluntary work. On a global scale.
– I want to be traveling around the world, maybe reside in another country, like Cambodia.
At least, that’s a start.
What about you?
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